Wenge neck—what body weight to make it balanced?

[Stew]

Hi folks,

Newby here, so be prepared for stoopid questions!  :doh:

Thought it made more sense to post this here because I'm looking for advice from wenge neck owners (apologies if this is the wrong place).

Planing my first build; mahogany (or korina) body (not sure which style yet), dual humbucker with a Warmoth or Les Paul wenge 24 3/4 neck with ebony board. My question is what sort of weight should I be looking for in the body to balance this neck—probably going with 59 roundback?

I'm not a big guy so I'm looking for a body toward the lighter end of the mahogany/korina weight range. I've seen showcase bodies around 4 to 4.5 pounds. Once the hardware is on (probably TOM and Stop TP) and if I use lightweight tuners (Sperzel SoundLock or Hipshot Grip-Lock or others—suggestions?) am I gonna get neck dive with a body rated at around 4 pounds?

One other related question—Les Paul or VIP, is either better at avoiding a neck heavy guitar?

Appreciate your thoughts.

Stew

 

[AutoBat]

If you're concerned about neck dive, anything with an upper horn will have less than those without.

 

[swarfrat]

Haven't bought my neck yet, but that recipie sounds familiar.

 

[gstring120]

I have a 24-fret 24 3/4 scale wenge neck with macassar ebony fret board on a swamp ash 7/8 Strat body.  The body weighs something like 3lbs. 4 oz. and I have not experienced any neck dive.  The wenge neck is fast and feels great.

 

[Stew]

The body weighs something like 3lbs. 4 oz. and I have not experienced any neck dive. 

Now that's what I wanted to hear  :icon_thumright:

The wenge neck is fast and feels great.

... and that I already new!  :headbang:

Thanks all for the replies.